A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY BOMBE COMMODE

ATTRIBUTED TO NICOLAS PETIT

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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY BOMBE COMMODE
Attributed to Nicolas Petit
The moulded, serpentine-fronted breche d'alep marble top above two long bombe-fronted drawers inlaid sans traverse with musical trophy flanked by berried laurel and palms and enclosed within an interlaced fret cartouche with further ribbon-tied foliate sprays to each side, the angles mounted with acanthus C-scrolls and stylised husks and flanked by bombe sides inlaid with Neo-Classical urns fo flowers within a Greek-key fret border, above a waved apron mould with an acanthus and triptych bar and on splayed legs with scrolled acanthus sabots, the marble repaired, with depository label 'GARDE.MEUBLE TAILLEUR FILS 2800'
34¼ in. (87 cm.) high; 51½ in. (130 cm.) wide; 25 in. (65 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Inlaid with a musical tophy within a Grecian ribbon-fret frame, this bombe commode is closely related to the documented oeuvre of Nicolas Petit, who was elected maître in 1761. Established 'au nom de Jésus' in the rue du Faubourg-Sainte-Antoine, Petit's oeuvre was initially almost exclusively acquired by fellow ébénistes and marchands. In the latter part of his career, however, he concentrated on his activities as a marchand-ébéniste, enjoying the patronage of the duc d'Orléans, the duc de Bouillon and the Princesse de Hesse amongst others. A commode with closely related ribbon-fret, bell-husk mounted angles and triglyph-mounted apron stamped by Petit is illustrated in A. Pradère, French Furniture Makers, London, 1989, p.292, fig. 324.

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